clothing, clothes, cloth的用法
1.clothing是“衣服”的总称,是不可数名词,不能与不定冠词连用,也没有复数形式。表示“一件” 只能用a piece of … an article of …
Don’t listen to his explanation. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.别听他的解释,他是一条披着羊皮的狼。
This is a factory that makes children’s clothing. 这是一家生产儿童服装的工厂。
An overcoat is a piece of (an article of) clothing. 大衣是一件衣服。
2. clothes 是复数形式,没有单数形式,它统指服装而不是一件衣服,不能与具体数词连用。如不能说 a clothes six clothes,但可以说these clothes many clothes。表示一套衣服时我们用a set(suit) of clothes
These clothes are new.这些衣服是新的。
He had to buy a good many clothes.他必须买许多衣服。
clothes 可与名词搭配,表示不同类的衣服。 如: sports clothes 运动服;school clothes clothes和clothing校服;baby clothes  婴儿服装
3. cloth意为“布;织物;衣料”,是不可数名词。如:
I need a lot of cloth if I’m going to make a new dress. 如果要做新衣服,我需要很多布。
但表示特殊用途的布,cloth就是可数名词。如:
Have you any clothes for cleaning the furniture? 你有擦家具的布吗?
Then they handed each of us a hot wet cloth to wipe our hands. 然后他递给我们每一个人一块热乎乎的湿布,让我们擦擦手。